Chicken treater



June 16. 1931.

J. SNYDER CHICKEN TREATER Filed March 8, 1928 Patented June;y 16, 1931i cnjcxnn TREATEB,

Application `filed March 8, y1928. Serial No;l 259,990.`

This invention relates to a machiney Vfor treating fowlswith insecticide. Fowls are ofteninfested with lice,jmites, and other verinpand it is desirable to treat'them with V various insecticides l Itis an object of this` invention to provide a simple and efficient device 4for l showering or sprinkling the insecticide onto the fowls. It' is a further objectof the invention to provide a simplev and eiiicient device having means for carrying the insecticide, and means operated by the fowls for distributing the same onto the fowls. y

Itis more specifically an yobject ofy the i5 invention Vto provide a device.V for treating fowls with insecticide, comprising a frame having lspaced vertically extending side members, a container at the upper portion of said frame' for the insecticide, a bar extending between said `side members adjacent their lower portions adaptedV to support the fowls asthey step or jumpthereon, means for distributing saidinsecticide andmeans con nected to. said bar for operating ,said-last 'mentioned means. y

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully'set'forth in the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters referto similar parts throughout the several views and in which l Y Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation ofthe device;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 as indicated by the arrows; and

[Fig 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3-3 of Fig.y 1, asindicated by the arrows;

Referring to the drawings,- a device is shown comprisinga frame having a base 5, spaced side members 6 secured to saidfrbase and extending verticallyv therefrom, said side members eing connected at their rtops h51 the cross member 7. rlhe side piecesG l are connected some distance below the memi ber 7 by a cross member 8. A kcontainer' 9 is yshown supportedfon member 8 having a lid or cover 10. Said container at itslower end is fitted into an opening 1n member 8. While kit -is'shown as cylindrical.

thisgcont-ainer may take various forms, in the 'embodiment of the invention illustrated The container has rdisposed therebelow and forming a bottom therefor, a screen 11illustrated as semiin sfi spherical in form and secured to container 10 at its open side by any suitable means. An agitator' illustrated yasa rod or wire 12 extends through the sidesv of container 9, being journaled therein, and has a central semi-circular portion 12a extending along the inner surface of member 11; IThe member 12 has angularly extending arms 12b at L Y extends between the sidemembers 6 adjacent their lower ends, ybeing f somewhat shorterl than the distance between said side members,

said bar 14 having a rounded `upper `surfacef- 75 T he bar 1a has. rods 15 yextending vertically therethrough adjacent Vits ends, which have their'lower ends .bent substantially at right angles'under said bar and in contact with the under surface thereof. The rods 15 ex-"V' 80 tend through guiding staples 1,6 driven into the inner sidesof said members 16.y Ther rods 15 extend upwardly and have loops 15a formed therein, some distance above bar 14, and then extend laterally and have eyelets( at-theiriupper ends engaged over the arms 12b. Springs 17 are connected at their lower ends to theloops 15a and at their upper ends to screw eyes 18 secured in the under surface of member 8; A screen or other barrier `19 90 may be secured at the outer side of each of said side pieces 6 and extend therefrom.

In operationrofhe device, thefowls will y pass through the opening formed by the yframe between barriers `V19 and willy thenl 95 ass between theside pieces 6 of said frame. The fowls will jump upfonto bar 11i-lor stepv thereon and when this `is done,-thefweight of the yfowl will cause said bar to descend against the tension of spring 17. i This movellc pas ment of the bar 14 pulls downward on the rods 15 and swings the arms 123) through a considerable angle. This causes a wiping movement of the portion 12a across the surface of the screen 11. The container k9 will contain insecticide in the form of a dust or powder and ywhen the movement of inember 12a occurs, a part of this insecticide will pass through the screen 11 and drop down in a shower into casing 13. rlhis shower will pass out through the opening 13a, drop downward, and be distributed on the fowl perched on the bar 14. The device is constructed and arranged so that a shower of insecticide is effectively distributed on the fowl, particularly about the head and neck thereof. The fowl does not remain on the perch, but is only on the same temporarily. Thesprings 17 pull the rods A15 and bar 14 upwardly, as the weight is removed from. the perch 14, and the member 120; again slides over the surface of the screen 11. rElie two movements of the member 12a, are made very close together so that the shower of insecticide is distributed long enough to very effectively treat the fowl about the head and body thereof. i

From the above description it is seen thatfapplicant has provided a very simple and efficient device for distributing insecticide on fowls. The device is easily operated and being operated by the fowls, requires no attention by any person, except when thesupply of insecticide is .to be renewed. lThe deviceis very simple in construction and is easily made and assembled. The same has been demonstrated in actual prac-r tice and found to be very successful and eliicient. f

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, zgenerally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the novel parts and combinations of' parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is f 1. A device for treating fowls with insecticide having in combination, a frame 'having spaced side members, a member eX- tending between said side members some distance from` the V'top thereof, aI container for insecticide mounted on said last mentioned member, said container having a substantially semi-spherical screen bottom, a e

Vsubstantially ysemi-circular oscillating agitator movable over said bottom, a bar extending between said side members adjacent their lower ends and vertically movable therebetween, members connected to said' bar and to said agitator, and springs conneched to said last mentioned members .and

to said frame for raising said bar after the same has been depressed by a fowl.

2. A device for treating fowls with insecticide powder having in combination, a frame, a container for said insecticde powder mounted at the upper portion of said frame, a screen member below said container and forming the bottom thereof, an agitator ymovable over said screen, a vertically movable member below said screen and spaced above the bottom of said frame adapted to have fowls supported thereon, means pivotally connecting said movable member and agitator whereby when a fowl is supported on said movable member a. shower of powder will be moved from said screen byfsaid agitator, a spring for returning said movable member to its upper position and a casing below said screen having a central aperture fordirecting theshower of powder delivered from said screen into acertain area.

3. A device for treating fowls with insecticide powder having in combination, a frame having spaced vertical side members a container for insecticide mounted at the upper porton of said frame, means for discharging powder downwardly in a shower at the bottom of said container, comprising a screen having a curved lower end and forming the bottom of said container, a shaft extending transversely of said screen and joui'naled at the sides thereof, a bail carried on said shaft and arranged to sweep over the inner surface of said screen in close proximity thereto, said shaft having an arm at its outer end extending at an angle thereto, a rod secured to said arm, a vertically movable bar to which said rod isy secured and a spring for lifting said bar and rod, said spring being distendable by the weight of a fowl on said bar. 

